Helpful Score: 4
This book had a great story! But it was poorly written. It was super slow up until the very end and then it ended so quickly. It could have had another chapter with a "family update" or something. But it was such a good story you had to finish it.
This was a decent novel, definitely of the chick lit genre, but with a British accent. It reminded me a bit of a book I read several years ago, "The Reading Group" by Elizabeth Noble.
The basic premise is that one friend stole the other's boyfriend when they were 17. Now she's returned to their hometown, married to the boyfriend in question. Neither of the friends' lives have turned out the way they imagined, and the boyfriend stealer becomes convinced that she stole the life her friend was meant to have.
While it was a fun read, I saw the ending coming half-way through the book. I spent the second half waiting for the main characters to pull their heads out of their arses.
The basic premise is that one friend stole the other's boyfriend when they were 17. Now she's returned to their hometown, married to the boyfriend in question. Neither of the friends' lives have turned out the way they imagined, and the boyfriend stealer becomes convinced that she stole the life her friend was meant to have.
While it was a fun read, I saw the ending coming half-way through the book. I spent the second half waiting for the main characters to pull their heads out of their arses.
This is a great story of female friendship and redemption. Good story. The author does a great job in developing the characters.
Good book, though it was a little slow getting into. Very good ending. Definite food for thought. This would be my third favorite out of the books I've read by Rowan Coleman, first being Accidental Mother.
Slow start, but the characters were built very well. Once into the story, I was glad it ended as it did!
I think this was a great book. Interesting food for thought for those of us who are evaluating our life decisions.
LOVED this book!! Can't wait to read Accidental Mother! Couldn't put it down
From the book: For wealthy Alison James, moving with her familly to her hometown presents more than a case of relocation jitters. Fifteen years ago, she fled town, eloping with her best friend's boyfriend. Now, blessed with three children, she wonders if that decision led her away from the life she was meant to lead. Catherine Ashley, broke, the mother of two and almost divorced, can't help but wonder the same thing. Although she's content with her children, she finds herself returning again and again to those few weeks fifteen years ago when she fell deeply in love, only to be betrayed by her most trusted friend. Now, living in the same town, Alison and Catherine are about to find out just how different their lives could still be. But this time around they are adults, and while their own happiness is at stake, so is their children's.
Wise and warmhearted, this book will make you laugh and cry.
I really enjoyed this book. It's a good read.
Wise and warmhearted, this book will make you laugh and cry.
I really enjoyed this book. It's a good read.
